LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

atrophia

atrophia f (genitive atrophiae)
Classical[aˈtrɔ.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈtrɔː.fi.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfeminineatrophy (wasting consumption)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeatrophiaatrophiae
genitiveatrophiaeatrophiārum
dativeatrophiaeatrophiīs
accusativeatrophiamatrophiās
ablativeatrophiāatrophiīs
vocativeatrophiaatrophiae

ā^trŏphī^a, ae, f., = ἀτροφία,
I. a wasting consumption, atrophy (in pure Lat., tabes), Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 14; 3, 7; Theod. Prisc. 2, 11; cf. Isid. Orig. 4, 7, 27 (in Cels. 3, 22, written as Greek).

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀτροφίᾱ (atrophíā).

Descendants
  • Catalanatròfia
  • Englishatrophy
  • Frenchatrophie
  • GermanAtrophie
  • Italianatrofia
  • Portugueseatrofia
  • Romanianatrofie
  • Spanishatrofia
  • Czechatrofie
  • Dutchatrofie

In English words that came into English from atrophia

  • atrophyatrophia

Quick answers

What does atrophia mean in Latin?
atrophia, a noun, means “atrophy (wasting consumption)”.
What is the genitive of atrophia?
The genitive singular is atrophiae. atrophia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce atrophia?
In classical Latin, [aˈtrɔ.pʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈtrɔː.fi.a].